Details on that event are below, along with a registration link. Attendance for the symposium is capped at 150 based on space available.
Pacific Northwest Disaster Resilience Symposium
Where: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
1401 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97201
Cost: $195
The Pacific Northwest Disaster Resilience Symposium is a two-day event hosted by the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience and developed to bring together leaders and decision makers from throughout the region to address common issues, examine solutions, and promote information sharing. The Symposium will be take place on July 24-25, 2017. It will be embedded within the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region’s Annual Summit in Portland, Oregon, from July 23-27. Embedding the Disaster Resilience Symposium within the larger PNWER Summit will provide attendees with the opportunity to interact face-to-face with elected officials and legislators and increase awareness for important disaster resilience issues.
The Symposium will include the following plenary sessions:
- Calgary Flood and Alberta Fires Response and Recovery
- Climate Change and Adaptation
- Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies - Cross State/Province/National Borders
- Cybersecurity
- Defining Disaster Resilience
- Oil Train Safety and Emergency Response Planning
- Public-Private Partnerships on Resilience
- Technologies Impacting Disaster Resilience
Registration